Assembly Bill A5028

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the installation and maintenance of playground equipment by the New York city housing authority

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5028 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
Public Housing Law
Laws Affected:
Add §402-g, Pub Hous L

2023-A5028 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the installation and maintenance of playground equipment by the New York city housing authority to substantially comply with the guidelines and criteria contained in the handbook for public playground safety produced by the United States Consumer Products Safety Commission or any successor thereof.

2023-A5028 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5028
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Housing
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to playground equip-
   ment installed or maintained by the New York city housing authority
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section
 402-g to read as follows:
   § 402-G. INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PLAYGROUND  EQUIPMENT.    ANY
 PRE-EXISTING  OR NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT INSTALLED OR MAINTAINED BY THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLY WITH THE  GUIDELINES  AND  CRITERIA
 CONTAINED  IN  THE HANDBOOK FOR PUBLIC PLAYGROUND SAFETY PRODUCED BY THE
 UNITED STATES CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY COMMISSION OR ANY SUCCESSOR THER-
 EOF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08629-01-3

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